Palle Mogens Fogde Sørensen (born March 26, 1927, in Copenhagen

Copenhagen

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, Denmark

Denmark

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), is a former small-time criminal who shot and killed four police officers in September 1965 while escaping in a stolen car.

After a huge search operation he was apprehended three days later and sentenced to life imprisonment. Despite being a peaceful prisoner, Sørensen was considered the most dangerous convict in Denmark for many years. He was released after 32 years and eight months in prison

Prison

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— the longest time anyone has served in a Danish prison in modern history.

Palle Sørensen's crime eventually led to Danish police arming themselves with guns.